PUNE: Former India batsman
Abhijit Kale has been named as chairman of
Maharashtra Cricket Association
’s senior selection committee. He replaces former Maharashtra captain Milind Gunjal, who is a coach of the state’s U-16 team. Kale played one ODI for India in 2003 and played First-Class cricket from 1993-94 to 2006-07. He was an attractive middle-order batsman known for his exquisite shot-making.
Maharashtra Cricket Association secretary Riyaz Bagwan informed TOI about two new selection committees: one for the Ranji Trophy and U-23 teams (senior) and the other for U-19s (junior). The senior selection committee will be chaired by Abhijeet Kale, a resident of Pune. Other members are Kaiser Fakih, Ketan Doshi, Abhijeet Deshpande and Ravi Yerawadekar.
This will be Kale’s first-ever foray into the selection committee of any state team. “I was offered this opportunity by
MCA
and I decided to take up this responsibility,” Kale, 46, told TOI but declined to go into the details about his selection. He added that his experience of playing for Maharashtra for many years must have come handy in him getting the role.
Kale was in the news recently when he contested against Yajurvindra Singh for a spot in the MCA apex council. That election process was deemed invalid. National selectors
Kiran More and Pranab Roy had accused Kale of offering them a bribe in exchange of a spot in the Indian team in 2003. He was subsequently banned by the BCCI for a year. He had apologised for ‘influencing’ the selectors but didn’t accept the charge of a bribe.
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